{"id":966,"date":"2023-07-31T11:21:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T11:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/?page_id=966"},"modified":"2024-03-20T23:56:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T23:56:39","slug":"innovative-advancements-climate-entrepreneurship-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/innovative-advancements-climate-entrepreneurship-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneurship and Investor Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"966\" class=\"elementor elementor-966\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aad2e57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1aad2e57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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Catalysts for Social Change\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5476\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/innovative-advancements-climate-entrepreneurship-in-africa\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Entrepreneurship and Investor Forum<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5477\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/african-women-as-climate-change-champions\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">African Women as Climate Change Champions<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5478\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/the-role-of-tech-connectivity-in-africa\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">The Role of Tech &#038; Connectivity in Africa<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item 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class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Fireside Chat: Unveiling the ADN 2024-2028 Strategic Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-1444\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/agenda\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Agenda<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6274\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/agenda\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Agenda<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-6237\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">Private Sessions<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6238\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/strengthening-african-healthcare-the-transformative-impact-of-ai\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Strengthening African Healthcare: The Transformative Impact of AI<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6602\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/speakers\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Speakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-136\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">Awards<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1666\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/the-barka-awards\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">The Barka Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1680\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/african-diaspora-luminaire-awards\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">African Diaspora Luminaire Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6016\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/pitch-competition\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">ADIS24 Pitch Competition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-1611\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/sponsors\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Sponsors<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4968\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/sponsors\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Sponsors<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-140\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/10\/ADIS24-Corporate-Gov-Foundation-Sponsorship.pdf\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Engagement Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0893e0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0893e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-215e4580\" data-id=\"215e4580\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f7c8d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f7c8d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22145521\" data-id=\"22145521\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bef56fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bef56fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGrassroots African entrepreneurs and African diasporan entrepreneurs are actively innovating and realizing solutions to global challenges, including climate change, through their businesses. Yet, the biggest challenge they face and continuously work to overcome in evolving from a startup to a sustainable business is fundraising and investment. This forum presents an opportunity to hear firsthand from graduates of ADN\u2019s accelerator programs, Builders of Africa\u2019s Future and Accelerating Black Leadership and Entrepreneurship, to learn about their individual journeys as entrepreneurs and their advice for building toward success. Entrepreneurs, foundations, VCs, and investors are invited to discuss and share best practices that enrich and enable a beneficial ecosystem on the part of both investors and entrepreneurs.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d886665\" data-id=\"3d886665\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-68c75f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68c75f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aff5a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7aff5a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a808ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a808ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speakers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d3cae e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71d3cae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dad6d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"7dad6d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-member-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Romi-Bhatia.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-disable-animation attachment-full size-full wp-image-6434\" alt=\"Romi Bhatia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Romi-Bhatia.jpg 400w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Romi-Bhatia-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Romi-Bhatia-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:400px;\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ha-member-name\">Romi Bhatia<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">Sr. Finance &amp; Investment Advisor, USAID Africa Bureau <b>(Moderator) <\/b><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr. Romi Bhatia is the Senior Finance and Investment Advisor for USAID\u2019s Africa Bureau supporting the strategic priorities of Prosper Africa; a presidential-level national security initiative aimed at strengthening the strategic and economic partnership between the U.S. and Africa by catalyzing transformative two-way trade and investment flows. Mr. Bhatia has worked for the past 20 years in the international development and finance field with a focus on microfinance, small business development, and mobilizing private capital for development. During his 10-year span at USAID, Mr. Bhatia has also served in roles as the Sr. Advisor for Diaspora Engagement and Africa Team Lead for the former Office of Development Credit and currently oversees the Prosper Africa Catalytic Investment Facility. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbac055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"fbac055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-member-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Funto-Boroffice.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-disable-animation attachment-full size-full wp-image-6436\" alt=\"Funto Boroffice\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Funto-Boroffice.jpg 400w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Funto-Boroffice-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Funto-Boroffice-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:400px;\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ha-member-name\">Olufunto Boroffice<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">CEO, Chanja Datti<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Funto Boroffice is the founder\/CEO of award winning Chanja Datti Ltd, a waste collection &amp; recycling social enterprise dedicated to transforming the waste in her environment to value and creating jobs and positioned to solve the growing plastic waste and unemployment crisis in Africa. Chanja Datti\u2019s 4-pronged sustainability model focuses on waste management solutions that reduce CO2 emissions, creation of economic opportunities through the circularity of plastics, engaging on principles of circular economy, and economic empowerment of women and youths via job creation. She started her career in the US, where she spent 17 years gaining global experience, 12 of which were with GE as an executive.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0896d elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"fd0896d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-member-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Gabrielle-Jadotte.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-disable-animation attachment-full size-full wp-image-6437\" alt=\"Kristal Hansley\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Gabrielle-Jadotte.jpg 400w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Gabrielle-Jadotte-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Gabrielle-Jadotte-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:400px;\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ha-member-name\">Kristal Hansley<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">CEO and Founder, WeSolar<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the CEO and Founder of WeSolar Inc., the first Black Woman-owned community solar development company in the U.S., Kristal has accrued over 8 years of hands-on experience in solar and Distributed Energy Resources (DER) development. Her prior role as a policy adviser to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid underscores her commitment to addressing policy issues related to clean energy.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd2c4ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"dd2c4ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-member-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/Sr.-Josephine-Nabulya-.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-disable-animation attachment-full size-full wp-image-7859\" alt=\"Sr. Josephine Nabulya\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/Sr.-Josephine-Nabulya-.jpg 400w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/Sr.-Josephine-Nabulya--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/Sr.-Josephine-Nabulya--150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:400px;\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ha-member-name\">Sr. Josephine Nabulya<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">Treasurer, General\/Marketing Manager, Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Reparatrix Ggogonya (IHMR), Uganda<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sr. Josephine Nabulya belongs to the Institute of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Reparatrix Ggogonya (IHMR), Uganda. She is an Accountant by profession with a master's degree in administration and management. She is interested in farming. 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